| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Walla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Welty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Lester Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Neff (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Michael Walla inbounds the ball | 23-47 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lester Ingram - foul #3 on Lester Ingram, team foul #1 | 23-47 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick makes the 1st free throw | 24-47 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick makes the 2nd free throw | 25-47 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Randy Correll misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Welty - foul #3 on Matthew Welty, team foul #1 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth (C) Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the 1st free throw | 25-48 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the 2nd free throw | 25-49 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Michael Walla knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-49 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Ohin Abdulaziz steps in front of the James Neff pass | 27-49 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz lays it in | 29-49 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the lay-in | 29-49 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine tips it in | 29-51 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-51 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Randy Correll snags the defensive board | 29-51 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Boyes | 29-53 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Ohin Abdulaziz is blocked by Randy Correll | 29-53 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth snags the offensive board | 29-53 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Randy Correll picks off the pass by Paul Hollandsworth | 29-53 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Paul Hollandsworth - foul #1 on Paul Hollandsworth, team foul #2 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), William Parente (SG) Paul Andersen, Ohin Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the free throw | 29-56 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Michael Walla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), William Humphrey (C) James Neff, Larry Lapine, Randy Correll | |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Walter Harper clanks a floater in the lane | 29-56 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Paul Hollandsworth | 29-56 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Baran Gutkowski, team foul #3 | 29-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Howard Allen (C) Marshall Warnick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG) Lester Ingram | |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Carter | 29-59 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 29-59 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth grabs the offensive board | 29-59 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | William Parente drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Allen | 32-59 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-59 |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth snags the defensive board | 32-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Baran Gutkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parente (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Walla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Hollandsworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Allen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Ball State | William Parente clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-59 |
| 15:31 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Allen | 32-59 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 32-59 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | William Humphrey grabs the board | 32-59 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-59 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Howard Allen gets the rebound | 32-59 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Michael Walla makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-59 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 35-59 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Howard Allen snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | William Parente misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-59 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Harper | 35-62 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth loses the dribble to Nathaniel Carter | 35-62 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson hits the finger roll set up by Nathaniel Carter | 35-64 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Allen | 37-64 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nathaniel Carter | 37-67 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Michael Walla can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #2 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #2 | 37-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG), Ohin Abdulaziz (SG), Marshall Warnick (PF), Matthew Welty (C) Baran Gutkowski, William Parente, Paul Hollandsworth, Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG), James Neff (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Nathaniel Carter, Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper, William Humphrey | |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Michael Walla makes the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Michael Walla makes the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram is fouled on the floor by Paul Andersen - foul #1 on Paul Andersen, team foul #4 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terence Dupuy (SF) Michael Walla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Randy Correll misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-67 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine tips it but misses | 39-67 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Matthew Welty | 39-67 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy is hacked by Lester Ingram - foul #4 on Lester Ingram, team foul #3 | 39-67 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Paul Andersen misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Eugene Boyes - foul #2 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #4 | 39-67 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Paul Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Paul Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | James Neff throws it down | 41-69 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terence Dupuy (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Welty (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Lester Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Boyes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Neff (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz blows the layup | 41-69 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Neff | 41-69 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses short on a jumper from close range | 41-69 |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy pulls down the rebound | 41-69 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-69 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes snags the defensive board | 41-69 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | James Neff knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Ingram and he's fouled by Terence Dupuy - foul #1 on Terence Dupuy, team foul #5 | 41-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), William Parente (SG), Howard Allen (C) Paul Andersen, Ohin Abdulaziz, Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), William Humphrey (C) Eugene Boyes, Randy Correll | |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | James Neff misses the free throw | 41-71 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Howard Allen grabs the board | 41-71 |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-71 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick snags the offensive board | 41-71 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-71 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Howard Allen tips it but misses | 41-71 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | William Humphrey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-71 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine lays it in on a nice dish by Lester Ingram | 41-73 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Lester Ingram is called for the reach on Baran Gutkowski - foul #5 on Lester Ingram, team foul #5 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF), Paul Hollandsworth (PF), Matthew Welty (C) Terence Dupuy, Marshall Warnick, Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Lester Ingram, Larry Lapine, William Humphrey | |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Michael Walla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG) Baran Gutkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Randy Correll hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Wilkerson | 41-75 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Walter Harper steals the ball from Paul Andersen | 41-75 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | William Parente takes the ball from Randy Correll | 41-75 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Randy Correll denies the turnaround by William Parente | 41-75 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth tips it in | 43-75 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Parente - foul #2 on William Parente, team foul #6 | 43-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), Hans Fafinski (SG), Howard Allen (C) Paul Andersen, Michael Walla, Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), William Humphrey (C) James Neff, Randy Correll | |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson makes the free throw | 43-78 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Walter Harper is called for the reach on William Parente - foul #2 on Walter Harper, team foul #6 | 43-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rogelio Costa (SF), Terence Dupuy (C) William Parente, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy loses the dribble to Nathaniel Carter | 43-78 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Baran Gutkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Fafinski (fresh) SF - Rogelio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Allen (fresh) 9 reb. C - Terence Dupuy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Hans Fafinski steals it from Walter Harper | 43-78 |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Hans Fafinski | 45-78 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 45-78 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Hans Fafinski gets the rebound | 45-78 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Hans Fafinski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 45-78 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Walter Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 45-78 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Nathaniel Carter | 45-81 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Hans Fafinski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-81 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Humphrey | 45-81 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | William Humphrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SF), Paul Hollandsworth (PF) Baran Gutkowski, Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF) Eugene Boyes | |
| 05:23 | Ball State | William Parente knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-81 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Paul Hollandsworth blocks the short jumper by James Neff | 48-81 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | William Humphrey can't tip it in | 48-81 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Howard Allen grabs the board | 48-81 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Hans Fafinski hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-81 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | James Neff lays it in on a nice dish by William Humphrey | 51-83 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | William Parente clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-83 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Howard Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-83 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | The short jumper by Howard Allen is denied by James Neff | 51-83 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth tips it but misses | 51-83 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Howard Allen can't tip it in | 51-83 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | William Humphrey gets the rebound | 51-83 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-86 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Walter Harper steals the ball from Hans Fafinski | 51-86 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Rogelio Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Fafinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Parente (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Allen (fairly fresh) 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Neff (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Harper (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Humphrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Walter Harper is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Walter Harper, team foul #7 | 51-86 |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), Terence Dupuy (SF) Rogelio Costa, Hans Fafinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG) James Neff | |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy is whistled for traveling | 51-86 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Walter Harper hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 51-86 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Paul Hollandsworth | 51-86 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | William Parente misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-86 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth tips it in | 53-86 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Howard Allen blocks the short jumper by William Humphrey | 53-86 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | William Humphrey tips it home | 53-88 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Ball State | William Parente hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-88 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson grabs the board | 53-88 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Walter Harper hits a jumpshot from the left side | 53-90 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #3 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #8 | 53-90 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF) Eugene Boyes | |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy makes the 1st free throw | 54-90 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-90 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Baran Gutkowski is called for the reach on Nathaniel Carter - foul #3 on Baran Gutkowski, team foul #7 | 55-90 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 55-91 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-92 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-92 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter runs out the clock | 55-92 |